Do you know where this is?

Worcester's parks are among its unsung jewels, but to many a resident who grew up playing on swings and slides like those pictured here, the experience is engraved in memory.

And who wouldn't remember gliding down this dizzying rocket slide (at the height of the country's romance with space travel, mind you) or riding in Cinderella's coach at this park frequented by city children.

It was one nearly 20 parks that dotted the city map in green, in a place that was one of the first in the country where city funds were specifically earmarked to set aside green spaces for its residents to enjoy fresh air and lush plantings — often in proximity to water and assorted wildlife that flourished there.

Worcester can now boast about a thousand acres for public recreational use, including the acreage around this childhood dream of a playground.

Blog posts abound with the memories of this playground, opened in the 1960s with many dignitaries present.

The children who played here, though, were more impressed with the height of the slide than the speeches by the VIPs who accompanied its opening in 1969.

Hint: Even before they climbed to the top of the rocket slide, children coming here to play were high on a hill.

— Melissa McKeon
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